Re: Not predefined Extended Latin character needed, interesting solution found

[Oliver Corff]

Hi Deri,

I just attempted to follow your advice and compile groff from scratch. I
downloaded 1.22.4 and ran ./configure.

I am a bit confused because ./configure warns me that I do not have URW
fonts, but /usr/share/fonts/urw-base35/ is definitely not empty.
./configure does not respond well when I run it with the urw font
directory option, and asks me to get the necessary fonts from
http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/fonts/urw-base35-v1.10.zip

However, that URL just returns a 404 error.

Am I missing an essential step I should be aware of here?

Best,

Oliver.


> Hi Oliver,
>
>
> The U- family of fonts are created when groff is built IF it can find
> the URW fonts in specific places on the system (there is also a way to
> tell configure to find them yourself). If you compile your groff from
> source just make sure you have installed the URW fonts before running
> the configure command and make sure it reports the URW fonts have been
> found. If you are using a packaged version of groff where it has been
> decided not to use these alternative fonts you could use Peter
> Schaffter's script to install new fonts which do contain this glyph.
>
>
> His site says:-
>
>
> "A bash script to make the entire process of installing fonts a
> painless no-brainer has been posted online at
> http://www.schaffter.ca/mom/install-font . Be sure to make the script
> executable ( chmod 755 install-font ) after you download it, then type
> ./install-font -H for usage."
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Deri